Sunday June 20th 2010, 6:00 pm
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street (Bathurst Station)

This month, we’ll be honouring the work of prisoners who have given their time and risked further repression by helping others defend themselves in the courts and fight brutal prison conditions. We’ll be writing Mumia Abu-Jamal, Alvaro Luna Hernandez, Kevin ‘Rashid’ Johnson, and Sekou T.M. Kambui.

Reading and resources

1. Mumia Abu-Jamal. Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the U.S.A. Forward by Angela Davis. City Lights Publishers, 2009.
2. Prison Legal News
3. Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual Online